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AZ: State Bar Repeatedly Fails to Discipline Maricopa Prosecutor Juan Martinez Despite Substantiated Allegations of Misconduct

AZ: State Bar Repeatedly Fails to Discipline Maricopa Prosecutor Juan Martinez Despite Substantiated Allegations of Misconduct

by Bert | Mar 6, 2018 | Arizona

Juan Martinez. The fiery prosecutor who became a celebrity during the infamous trials of Jodi Arias has a well-deserved reputation for breaching ethical norms, disregarding defendant’s constitutional rights, and rampaging past the boundaries in his thirst for...
AZ: Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Faces Criticism for Hiring “Islamaphobe” Trainer

AZ: Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Faces Criticism for Hiring “Islamaphobe” Trainer

by OpenFile | Sep 14, 2014 | Arizona, The Open File Blog

Last Tuesday, Stephen Lemons at the Phoenix New Times Blog noted that Bill Montgomery’s office had hired a former FBI agent with a troublesome record of making outlandish comments about Muslim extremists to teach local law enforcement on how to recognize...
AZ: Maricopa County Murder Case Draws Judicial Finding of Misconduct, Ends in Dismissal

AZ: Maricopa County Murder Case Draws Judicial Finding of Misconduct, Ends in Dismissal

by OpenFile | Aug 21, 2014 | Arizona, The Open File Blog

Evidence that prosecutors improperly kept from grand juries in a Maricopa County murder case has led to the acquittals and dismissals of all charges in the case, which went to trial earlier this month. Michael Kiefer, who wrote a terrific four-part series on...
AZ: Supreme Court Adopts Wrongful Conviction Provision Despite Montgomery’s Opposition

AZ: Supreme Court Adopts Wrongful Conviction Provision Despite Montgomery’s Opposition

by OpenFile | Nov 18, 2013 | Arizona, The Open File Blog

Michael Kiefer at the Arizona Republic reports that the Arizona Supreme Court has adopted an amendment dealing with Rule 3.8 of the American Bar Association’s model rules on the Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor. The Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct...
AZ: Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys in Arizona Respond to Keifer’s Series on Misconduct

AZ: Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys in Arizona Respond to Keifer’s Series on Misconduct

by OpenFile | Nov 12, 2013 | Arizona, The Open File Blog

Michael Kiefer’s series highlighting prosecutorial misconduct in Arizona (“The gray area of courtroom conduct,” Oct. 27-30) has caused a stir in the Arizona legal community. Prosecutors hit back at Kiefer’s report in an opinion editorial (“Hard-working...
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